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thanks for the pictures again -they have been posted on GWF.
@Marty: thanks for your kind words. History is so tangible you just need to hold it tight. Jan wanted to place some chrysanthemum flowers ...

Lieber Egbert, hier gibt es allerdings zwei Bilder vom Feld wo deinem Grossvater gefallen ist, einer vom Feld selbst und einer met Jan die die Geschichte erzahlt:

Gr P

Vielen vielen Dank für d ...

Gibt es auch Bilder vom Besuch meines Großvaters in Merville? Wenn ja würde ich diese gerne sehen.

Beide helmen zijn verkocht, bedankt aan de koper.

De hulzen zijn nog beschikbaar.

Hoffentlich hast Du nicht "meinen" versprochenen Helm verkauft Jan?

Ich entnehme dem Flyer, das nach all den Jahren kontroverser Diskussionen immer noch keine Rettung der Bausubstanz sich abzeichnet.
Trotzdem Danke für den Link

Danke für das scannen. Es war ein Vergnügen

see also my posts here:
http://www.forumeerstewereldoorlog.nl/viewtopic.php?p=432560#432560

Great for the British dead to receive a decent re-burial.

The whole operation was a scam in my opinio ...

It's great that the British could manage to decently bury the found British dead.
Unfortunately they did not handle the found German dead. He was left in situ and re-covered with earth. The VdK was ...

En wat zou de reden zijn dat die boer dat doet? Ik ken de situatie aan sheffield memorial park daar een beetje, en ik moet zeggen dat daardikwijls hinderend geparkeerd wordt, ik denk dat dat die boer ...

The latest news and revelations can be found here:

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/242882-news-from-la-boisselle/#comment-2442085

to include my response

But would it not be more beneficial to the authors to publish immediately in lets say English language. He/She would reach out to a lot more "Customers" than publishing in dutch language only?

Jan when do you finally learn English and publish your brilliant books in a language that the world understands? total innocense

The project is not glory allover. The bitter taste I have was expressed earlier here in this thread and also in the comment section of the project website (see comments from "egbert":

http://www.la ...

Great photos!

More information and photos on same trip here:

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=185493&page=29

So sad that the archive is not available in English or German language.

Da ich kein Holländisch spreche, verstehe ich auch nicht worum es hier geht.
Aber trotzdem:
Herzlichen Glückwunsch! Forum Eerste Wereldoorlog feiert seine Geburtstag.
Wir sind jetzt 10 jahren alt ...

Da ich kein Holländisch spreche, verstehe ich auch nicht worum es hier geht.
Aber trotzdem:
Herzlichen Glückwunsch!

37 hier
Egbert

I have found another possibility to order the brilliant DVD by using this Amazon link:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SALIENT-Sir-Ranulph-Fiennes/dp/B00S3KOTF6/ref=sr_1_3?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1421497 ...

Sure Gilbert.
I can only highly recommend purchasing the DVD - it is the best Salient DVD I know of.

Here is the explanation/address how to order, (I think on page 2 of the thread)

http://1914- ...

Well yes-no chateau. I thought of something like a horsetrack, maybe a farm owner who raises horse. I don't know whether this is popular in 1914 Flanders....

Image is labeled "Ypres, south, 1914" and "construction of positions". Prominent feature is seen upper left. Please give it a chance.....

http://666kb.com/i/cv2ropbnf4qzhs67u.jpg

Wow... lots of places called 'Egbert' around that area!

Indeed, Egbert probably has marked all the locations where the descendants of the prominent and famous family " copy-cats" live

Another identification wanted. The image is labeled "1915 Ypres South, German positions". BTW I do not trust the cardinal direction necessarily.

http://666kb.com/i/cuyphwj9zwgre2gq6.jpg

I can't, at first sight, not find something referring to St-Juliaan, Egbert...
Could you also post the picture without the red markers?

Sure, here it is. Apropos: the center part shows a destroyed ...

Could this be Croonaert Wood North of Wytschaete? The prominent junction kind of corresponds to today's layout but cannot match it to 1914/15 maps. Picture is labeled "South of Ypres 1915"

http: ...

I have marked a wood and a road along the wood as well as no-mans-land and the 1915 frontline. Sorry no North reference

http://666kb.com/i/cuxgvch96ci8weqb0.jpg

I have marked some roads in red for orientation. First I thought it to be near St.Julien, but I think I am way off .

It definitely is around Ypres and dates 1915.
Anybody?

http://666kb.com/i/ ...

Today I got my DVD in the mail- in HD and a big screen it is just great - highly recommendable.

Part 2 has been taken off. It was viewable yesterday but as of today it is protected. Anybody knows why?

P.S An excellent and well balanced film!

Though- the background music is distracting due ...

Is the German staff officer shown part of a re-enactment group or is it a Belgium citizen in German military disguise? He severely violates the mandated German military dress code, so cannot participa ...

Ach, het gaat wel weer over, na 2018...

....oder wenn England die EU 2017 verläßt......

Any information from IR 49 perhaps?

for Hacketau, see also:
http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=52375&p=449674

Hier gibts Teil I auf youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw9dlsO7_bE

Teil II:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyy3DvErdBQ

Teil III:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in7shIYUEVk

Good job -back to you.

Where is it?
Clue: it is a true signature place.....

http://666kb.com/i/cjdrn1jz1ehbgegia.jpg

Mametz Wald, Welsh Memorial der 38ten Division

Toll restauriert! Mit Fix-Rouille?

Viel Glück mit dem neuen Buch. Es wird wieder so interessant wie alle Deine Veröffentlichungen werden. Grüße auch von Gottfried, neben seinen Memorabila wartet noch ein Stahlhelm Cool

Du weißt schon. ...

Geen idee wat dit is

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7438/9785241221_edde50f050_c.jpg

Heißt heute "Einkommensteuer-Bescheid"

Wie interessant! Und wie oft bin ich selber in dem Gebäude der Donnerschwee-Kaserne in Oldenburg gewesen, in unserem Regimentsgebäude eines FlaRak Rgt in den 80er und 90er Jahren.....

Well yes, seeing as we're all Dutch-speaking.
Although this past meet we had a guided tour in English and one in German Smile

http://www.world-of-smilies.com/wos_schockiert/Eyecrazy.gif

Are the Forummeetings always in Dutch language?

Jo, yes it does. Here it is.
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1060000102

Enjoy.

Zeebrugge footage
http://www.filmportal.de/video/der-missglueckte-englische-handstreich-auf-zeebruegge

I am afraid I have no such archive. Is it not possible to find the names of the fallen in Vlaadslo German military cemetery according to their date of death in combination with Marinekorps Flandern un ...

Jo, thank you so very much for your answer on my provocative question. I must say that I appreciate the fairness and the courage of the responsible people who organized the events a lot. A great gest ...

I see a lot of wreaths and flowers to commemorate the British sailors killed in action. The event -as I understand - covered also a visit to the Atlantikwall museum as well. I do not see any flowers o ...

Lausetot!